http://www.euronews.com en Latest news from Euronews Euronews 2026 Fri, 23 May 2025 12:10:40 +0200 Fri, 23 May 2025 12:10:40 +0200 30 https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews_flatblue.png http://www.euronews.com http://www.euronews.com/2025/05/22/botswana-calls-for-deeper-trade-ties-with-european-union-amid-trumps-tariffs http://www.euronews.com/2025/05/22/botswana-calls-for-deeper-trade-ties-with-european-union-amid-trumps-tariffs Thu, 22 May 2025 23:02:20 +0200 The foreign minister's call for more EU-led investment comes amid a 37% trade tariff imposed by the Trump administration on Botswana, one of the hardest-hit nations in Africa. http://www.euronews.com/2025/05/15/spanish-foreign-ministry-declares-botswana-safest-country-in-africa http://www.euronews.com/2025/05/15/spanish-foreign-ministry-declares-botswana-safest-country-in-africa Thu, 15 May 2025 01:08:15 +0200 The Spanish foreign ministry has declared Botswana the least risky country for travel in Africa, while Sudan, Eritrea, the Central African Republic, and Somalia are considered the most dangerous. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2024/08/26/biggest-diamond-in-over-century-found-in-botswana-a-whopping-2492-carats http://www.euronews.com/culture/2024/08/26/biggest-diamond-in-over-century-found-in-botswana-a-whopping-2492-carats Mon, 26 Aug 2024 15:05:12 +0200 The largest diamond found in more than a century has been unearthed at a mine in Botswana, and the country's president showed off the fist-sized stone to the world at a viewing ceremony. http://www.euronews.com/2024/04/04/wont-take-no-for-an-answer-why-is-botswana-threatening-to-send-herds-of-elephants-to-germa http://www.euronews.com/2024/04/04/wont-take-no-for-an-answer-why-is-botswana-threatening-to-send-herds-of-elephants-to-germa Thu, 04 Apr 2024 17:30:27 +0200 Home to the world’s largest elephant population, Botswana has already gifted 8,000 of the animals to Angola and offered another 500 to Mozambique. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/12/07/italian-opera-and-55-other-practices-added-to-unesco-intangible-heritage-list http://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/12/07/italian-opera-and-55-other-practices-added-to-unesco-intangible-heritage-list Thu, 07 Dec 2023 18:31:21 +0100 While opera and midwifery require care and considerate protection, the UN-backed association also listed Türkiye's olive cultivation as a practice in need of urgent safeguarding. http://www.euronews.com/health/2021/11/29/what-we-know-so-far-about-the-b-1-1-529-covid-variant-causing-concern-in-south-africa http://www.euronews.com/health/2021/11/29/what-we-know-so-far-about-the-b-1-1-529-covid-variant-causing-concern-in-south-africa Mon, 29 Nov 2021 14:32:31 +0100 The World Health Organization says the new Omicron strain of COVID-19 poses a 'very high' risk, but that much is still unknown about it. Here's what we know so far. http://www.euronews.com/2019/06/16/botswana-decriminalising-homosexuality-sends-huge-and-loud-message-human-rights-activist http://www.euronews.com/2019/06/16/botswana-decriminalising-homosexuality-sends-huge-and-loud-message-human-rights-activist Sun, 16 Jun 2019 01:44:32 +0200 Caine Youngman, a human rights activist in Botswana, told Euronews that the Botswana High Court ruling to decriminalise homosexuality sends a 'huge and loud message' to the rest of the country. http://www.euronews.com/2019/06/11/botswana-strikes-down-colonial-era-law-and-legalises-homosexuality http://www.euronews.com/2019/06/11/botswana-strikes-down-colonial-era-law-and-legalises-homosexuality Tue, 11 Jun 2019 21:41:24 +0200 By legalising homosexuality, Botswana has joined other African countries like Angola, Seychelles, Mozambique and South Africa. http://www.euronews.com/2018/11/13/eco-friendly-wildlife-safaris http://www.euronews.com/2018/11/13/eco-friendly-wildlife-safaris Tue, 13 Nov 2018 13:01:12 +0100 Safari lodges setting the standard for responsible and sustainable travel experiences. http://www.euronews.com/2018/02/19/botswana-hangs-man-who-murdered-girlfriend-and-son-in-2010 http://www.euronews.com/2018/02/19/botswana-hangs-man-who-murdered-girlfriend-and-son-in-2010 Mon, 19 Feb 2018 10:38:58 +0100 Joseph Poni Tselayarona, 28, was executed on Saturday after the 2010 murder of his girlfriend and her three-year-old son, the Botswana Prison Service said. http://www.euronews.com/business/2017/09/28/1109-carat-uncut-diamond-from-botswana-mine-sells-for-53-million http://www.euronews.com/business/2017/09/28/1109-carat-uncut-diamond-from-botswana-mine-sells-for-53-million Thu, 28 Sep 2017 02:27:50 +0200 The uncut 1,109-carat diamond named Lesedi La Rona, which means Our Light in the local Tswana language, failed to sell last year at a Sotheby's auction. http://www.euronews.com/2017/08/08/athletes-at-world-championships-in-london-hit-by-norovirus http://www.euronews.com/2017/08/08/athletes-at-world-championships-in-london-hit-by-norovirus Tue, 08 Aug 2017 17:05:47 +0200 Athletes from Botswana, Canada, Germany and Ireland have been laid low by norovirus at the World Championships in London http://www.euronews.com/video/2016/09/10/france-huge-constellation-diamond-unveiled http://www.euronews.com/video/2016/09/10/france-huge-constellation-diamond-unveiled Sat, 10 Sep 2016 15:26:17 +0200 In a Paris exhibition, Swiss jewellery maker de Grisogono unveils an 813-carat unpolished diamond bought for $68 million (around 60 million euros), the world’s most expensive rough when it was…